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TELELETTER
FROM W G EHRMAN, HKD
DATED 1 JULY 85
FOLLOWING FOR S J GOMERSALL ESQ, WASHINGTON
MKK 243/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
03 JUL 1985
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COPIES TO C T WOOD ESQ, DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG
W DORWARD ESQ, NEW YORK
YOUR TELELETTER OF 24 JUNE: HONG KONG/US: IMMIGRATION AND
REFUGEES
1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TELELETTER OF 24 JUNE.
IMMIGRATION
2. INFORMATION NOTED. IT IS HELPFUL THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT
WILL LET US KNOW IF THEIR PROPOSAL LOOKS LIKE BEING REVIVED.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
3. I AM AFRAID THAT SO FAR WE HAVE LITTLE TO ADD TO STEPHEN
NASH'S TELELETTER FA 243/548/2 TO YOU OF 22 MAY. THE HOME OFFICE
ARE AIMING FOR PUBLICATION OF THE WHITE PAPER BEFORE THE SUMMER
PARLIAMENTARY RECESS, IE BY THE END OF JULY (WE HAVE MISSED THE
ORIGINAL TWO MONTH DEADLINE).
2. THE HOME SECRETARY HAS NOT YET REPLIED TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S MINUTE ABOUT RESETTLEMENT IN THE UK. UNTIL HE DOES SO,
IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE FIRM PLANS FOR APPROACHING OTHER
GOVERNMENTS. WE AGREE THAT THE PROPOSED HEARINGS ON ADMISSION OF
REFUGEES FROM THAILAND WOULD PROVIDE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
TO LOBBY THE AMERICANS ON HONG KONG PROBLEMS AND YOUR HAND WOULD
OF COURSE BE STRENGTHENED IN THIS IF WE KNOW BY THEN HOW MANY
REFUGEES THE UK WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE FROM HONG KONG. WE SHALL
LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE HOME OFFICE REPLY: WE HAVE
BEEN TOLD THIS MAY BE IN THE NEXT WEEK.
creve
Wi
Chave
16 50
las!
SIGNED W G EHRMAN
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